Fomitopsidaceae

Fomitopsidaceae
Fomitopsis pinicola, member of the Fomitopsidaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Fomitopsidaceae
Jülich (1982)
Type genus
Fomitopsis
P.Karst. (1881)
Synonyms[1]
  • Daedaleaceae Jülich (1981)
  • Piptoporaceae Jülich (1981)

The Fomitopsidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. Most species are parasitic on woody plants, and tend to cause brown rots.[2] The name comes from Fomitopsis (meaning "looking like Fomes") + -aceae (a suffix used to form taxonomic family names).

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